Josephoartigasia
| Josephoartigasia Temporal range: Early-Late Pliocene (Chapadmalalan) ~4–3 Ma | |
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| Josephoartigasia monesi reconstruction | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Synapsida |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Dinomyidae |
| Genus: | †Josephoartigasia Mones, 2007 |
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Josephoartigasia is an extinct genus of giant rodent from the Early to Late Pliocene, related to the living pacarana. The genus includes the largest known rodent, Josephoartigasia monesi.[1] The two species would have resembled gigantic pacarana, or capybaras the size of cows, with an estimated weight of 1,000 kilograms (1.0 t).[2]
As the first specimen was found in Uruguay, it was named in honour of José Artigas, the libertador of the country.[2]
References
- ↑ "Biggest rodent 'shrinks in size'". BBC News. 2008-05-21.
- 1 2 Rinderknecht, Andrés (2008). "Nueva especie de roedor fósil: Josephoartigasia monesi". Museo Nacional de Historia Natural y Antropología (in Spanish). Uruguay.
Significado del nombre: Josephoartigasia en honor a José Artigas y monesi por el paleontólogo uruguayo Álvaro Mones.
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